NL Central

NL West

There was certainly no 86-year wait this time. The Red Sox used two homers and superb pitching to complete a sweep and propel once-title-starved Boston to its second World Series title in four seasons.

A run for the ages fell a final hurdle short as the Rockies rallied to pull within one run on Garrett Atkins' eighth-inning homer before falling at the finish to conclude the most successful season in franchise history.